Early Church
Irenaeus of Lyon
130 AD – 202 AD
Bishop of Lyon and a student of Polycarp; wrote 'Against Heresies' opposing Gnostic teaching and argued for the four Gospels as authoritative. The scripture connection is interpretive: 1 Timothy 6:20 warns to avoid 'what is falsely called knowledge' (Greek gnosis), the very error Irenaeus wrote against, though the text does not name him.
Historical dating — approximate (patristic source)
Scripture
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